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The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...

CoStar’s acquisition of OnTheMarket (OTM) may already be bearing fruit, a proptech firm claims. Lead generation management provider Agent Response, which filters...

The Guild of Property Professionals has joined forces with international sales speaker and industry trainer Tony Morris to provide its members...

In the fast-paced world of property, staying top-of-mind with your clients is crucial. And what better way to do this than...

Zoopla has delivered strong vendor lead performance for agents in the first half of 2023 despite the challenging macroeconomic backdrop -...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Taking a proactive approach with viewing generation can increase foot flow through properties and generate more offers, and ultimately close more...

The Connells Group has said it remains optimistic about the year ahead after reporting falling profits and a decline in exchanges...

I don’t want to frighten any professional scribblers and wizard wordsmiths out there, but as a matter of geeky interest, this...

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a massive influx of channels for media consumers – two of the biggest of which are...

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...

LSL has reported a 16% drop in estate agency residential exchange income but says it is sales pipeline is at record...

Purplebricks says there’s an uncertain period ahead following a sharp loss of revenue in the first half of its trading year. In...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance.   The portal says the partnership will provide member...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

PropTech platform Agent Response has just released its latest league table for conversion stats relating to the first two weeks of...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

Gathering and analysing feedback at all stages in the customer journey is highly important. So, where do we begin? For many estate...

Let’s address the elephant in the room first - the property sector and how we market properties is changing. Gone are the...

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

Kerfuffle is the first property-related review site in the world to offer agents the ability to post video reviews on supplier...

Who are you? Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media How can sales and letting agents work with Virgin Media to earn extra revenue?...

A new homes portal says that in the past year it’s seen a rise of 82 per cent in website visitors and...

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...

Purplebricks has released figures which appear to show it is one of the most successful agencies - or perhaps THE most...

Having a responsive website - one which is designed to automatically resize to fit the size of the screen of the...

Here’s an unusual story, describing the work of one of Purplebricks’ Local Property Experts who was with the company for around...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...

An estate agency analyst has shared with Estate Agent Today his findings on the current and recent conversion rates of online...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

Purplebricks co-founder Michael Bruce says traditional agents sell only around 50 per cent of the homes that they list, so spend...

Purplebricks has told the Press Association it wants to secure over 10 per cent of the agency market share in the...

Purplebricks has this morning issued an unusual statement to the Stock Exchange blaming a City report for the sharp fall in the...

A former Hamptons International and Savills agent is the first to join a ‘freelance agency’ set up in prime central London. In...

Purplebricks has told Estate Agent Today it is more open about its business than almost any other agency and stridently rejects criticism about...

The ValPal Network is launching a new tool for its 4,100 agent users - an area barometer which reflects the buoyancy of...

A company launching later this month, set up by an ex-Chestertons agent, wants to employ over 20 freelance associates who can...

Many industries in the UK are currently facing a tumultuous time as the great unknown of Brexit looms on the horizon...

We live in world where the online economy is just as important as the offline economy. Whether your business is online...

Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has announced the launch of a new feature on its website which will help estate agents to...

City consultancy Jefferies has made a blistering attack on Purplebricks’ sales performance and finances, saying “the arithmetic…still does not add up.”  Last...

One of the most respected City analysts of the changing residential sales industry says Purplebricks’ business model is worth admiring -...

In a very buoyant report to the City, Purplebricks claims it has sold £2.8 billion worth of property in the year...

Hybrid estate agency EweMove has unveiled its new website which claims to set a new bar for agents looking to use...